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Thursday, October 8th, 2026

Weis Center Presents Free World Music & Dance Performance: “Ori: An Exploration of Brazilian Dance and Music”

The Weis Center will present “Ori: An Exploration of Brazilian Dance and Music” on Sunday, October 25 at 2 p.m.  in the Weis Center Concert Hall. The performance is free and tickets are not required. There will be a pre-performance artist talk with Jaruam Xavier from 1:15-1:45 p.m. in the Atrium facilitated by Professor Matias Vernengo. Note that theatrical haze will be used during this performance. Assistant Professor of Theatre & Dance at Bucknell University Jaruam Xavier will present a concert dance work that combines the lively rhythms of samba and the fluid agility of capoeira with contemporary dance. Through […]

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Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Brazilian Pianist Comes to the Weis Center with New Repertoire Inspired by the Amazon: Special Rate for High School Spanish Students

The Weis Center will welcome Heloísa Fernandes Quartet on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weis Center Concert Hall. Pianist and composer Heloísa Fernandes returns to the U.S. for her first visit since recording her acclaimed piano solo album, Faces, in 2015 in Chicago. She brings her new quartet with a newly composed program – Sonho das águas (Dream of the Waters) – and will conclude her visit with solo performances and a return to PianoForte Studio in Chicago to record a new solo album. The performance is sponsored, in part, by WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital and the […]

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